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BobTheSubgenius

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37. Good on you!

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:55 PM

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Quality teaching can make ALL the difference in math classes. I graduated high school with the firm belief I just didn't have a head for math, but it turned out that I'd had mediocre instruction, at best. A fantastic college prof made that "ALL the difference" for me. In one semester he got me - a solid C student - from basic algebra, through Trig, Calc 1 and into imaginary number theory.

I'm in no way suggesting that I was threatening to win the Fields medal, but I did finish with a 92. I still credit his excellent teaching with the success - as do your students.

Again....GOOD ON YOU!!!

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Never got that far in school to learn any of that not that I probably would have still understood any of it if I had. cstanleytech 11 hrs ago #60

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